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While theoretical adaptations of fiction to screens large and small is a regular topic of conversation with my bookish friends, I’d never given any thought to what poetry I’d want to see given this treatment. So, I decided to think about it. At first, I found the exercise like choosing which ballets I would like to see adapted as fine dining; the question barely made sense. Upon a closer look at my poetry shelf, titles began jumping out at me....

So how does someone who can’t even let her microwave meals rest for the allotted five minutes read books for fun? While I do have a list of techniques I employ for this, sometimes I just read the graphic novel adaptation. But goodness, was I wrong in thinking that reading the comic would be the quicker option. While I admit that I read graphic novels much quicker than written novels, I find that while some of the beauty that comes from reading prose is lost, a well-done graphic novel makes up for it with its illustrations and adaptation of the prose....

This isn’t the first time I’ve been in the proximity of a community read, and I’m totally intrigued by the idea. My second year of grad school, the University of Wisconsin, Madison started a community reading program, Go Big Read. That year, students, faculty, staff and community members around Madison read In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. The year after it was The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot....

Police detective by day, celebrity food truck chef by night, now Caleb Rooney has a new title: Most Wanted. In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty–as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder?...

Of course, neither is a perfect match for the coronavirus. In both novels a single city is the only one affected, which enhances internal solidarity yet limits international understanding. In both novels the infection is carried by bacteria rather than a virus. Yet these books also touch on many aspects that are now grimly familiar. Here’s a rundown of those aspects, and how strongly each book resonates with the recent/current reality....

Ursula K. Le Guin in her acceptance speech for the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2014 Now, Alfred Kroeber was conducting anthropological work in the early 1900s*, so many of his ethnographic methods were not okay by today’s standards (NAGPRA exists for a reason) but growing up around a cultural anthropologist and hearing about how cultures and societies are made and evolve is probably what made Ursula’s work so realistic, even when set against a fantastical background filled with dragons or writing about cats with wings....

When I think about books like Get a Life, Chloe Brown, there is a constellation of factors that makes them so great. Talia Hibbert balances humor with unabashed sexiness. She portrays characters with very realistic struggles, like invisible disabilities. Her characters are frequently neurodivergent and approach life and relationships in ways that can be affirming to readers who share those experiences. Likewise, plus-size women in her stories are desirable and desired....

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But, it turns out, just because something didn’t turn out to be life-threatening doesn’t mean the hours I spent thinking it was just disappeared. Unfortunately. As a person who prides herself on having no feelings, at least outwardly, this was difficult to process. I was exhausted and panicky and every time I went back to the place it happened, I had to will myself to get out of my car and go inside....

But there’s one habit I’ve started doing more when he’s around: reading. Not just reading to him—we do plenty of that, too. But reading for myself. Anytime he starts racing his cars or stacking blocks, I’ll pick up a book and sneak in a little reading time for as long as I can. I think it’s important not just to have some downtime for myself, but also to show him how passionate I am about reading—and to cultivate that passion in him, as well....

If you are a Game of Thrones fan in jail, you might not be able to get a copy of any of the books for a strange reason. Many people in jail request books from nonprofits like Books to Prisoners, but if they are requesting an installment in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series, they might run into trouble. According to Michelle Dillon, a volunteer and board member of Books to Prisoners Seattle, they have had prison officials withhold Game of Thrones books because of…the maps....

Find below a roundup of some of the most exciting YA paperbacks hitting shelves this fall. Because publication dates can shift—and many have because of COVID-19 earlier this year—these are as current as can be expected. Some of these books are paperback originals, meaning they’ll only ever release in paperback, while others are first releases in paperback of books that have already been published in hardcover. I’ve stuck to first books in a series only, so know there are additional paperback releases of series books that are not the start of those series....

This little nugget of information pops up in my mind from time to time. I’ve waited for the opportunity to pull it out during trivia nights or while watching Jeopardy. I never have. Is it even a true fact? Or was my teacher being sarcastic and I held onto that decades later? Turns out, a little bit of both might be true. What Is A “Vowel?” The simplest definition of what makes a letter a vowel is about the way the sound is produced in the mouth....

As YA has grown and evolved, especially in the last 15 years, we’ve seen the aging of protagonists and so many are 17, 18, or even 19! Sixteen now seems young. Fifteen feels childlike. And 14? Almost unheard of. And while I do love that the age range of YA books has expanded to include seniors in high school and those tumultuous and uncertain immediate post high school years (Emergency Contact by Mary H....

Organized by Britney M. Morris, author of Slay, Keena Roberts, author of Wild Life, Francina Simone, author of The Keeper’s Vow, and Casey McQuiston, author of Riot favorite Red, White & Royal Blue, the #AuthorsForFamilies charity auction to benefit RAICES has over 150 items up for bid including query critiques, signed books, annotated, ARCs, sensitivity reads, and lots more. Physical items ship internationally! The auction is already more than 3/4 of the way to its modest goal of $5,000....

For the purpose of this list of arranged marriage books I tried to stick to a pretty specific definition of the arranged marriage as being: a marriage that has been arranged for the hero and heroine by secondary parties (often for financial or political reasons), with or without their consent. I’ve deviated from that a bit since, as with most tropes, the arranged marriage plot comes in a wide variety of forms, and some books were just to good to leave off this list....

This is why Kelly Jensen and I keep emphasizing that simply reading banned books or buying them isn’t enough: this is a systemic issue, and it needs a systemic solution. We need to organize in order to fight back against this wave of censorship, and that includes paying attention to who is getting elected to school and library boards — if you have the opportunity, running for these positions is one of the most effective ways that you as an individual can fight censorship....

Westerners have had a fascination with ancient Egypt stretching all the way back to the Victorian era, when it was called “Egyptomania.” This interest received a 20th-century boost when Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen and has been going strong ever since. So it makes perfect sense that mummies, pharaohs, sarcophagi, and other ancient Egyptian paraphernalia show up in superhero comics, especially during the “anything goes” days of the Silver Age....

Ever since 1985’s earth-busting Crisis on Infinite Earths, company-wide reboots have become more and more popular at DC. (Marvel’s reboots tend to be more localized, so to speak.) With every reboot, there are winners and losers. Some characters come out of it stronger (or at least alive-er) than ever, while others end up de-powered, dead, or—perhaps cruelest of all—with a much shorter holiday shopping list than before. So what do you do if you find yourself childless and/or single after the most recent multi-universal dust-up?...

But one of my favorite parts of the Alice is the visual culture. While John Tenniel’s original illustrators gave such vitality and vibrancy to the odd and quirky characters, the two books have inspired so many artists and illustrators in the 150+ years since the first printing. To celebrate the many beautiful adaptations of Alice in Wonderland, I have assembled a list of 10 illustrators/artists who have created delightful and weird versions of Alice in Wonderland....